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Definition of Fenestra
1. Noun. A small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear).
Group relationships: Ear
Specialized synonyms: Fenestra Of The Vestibule, Fenestra Ovalis, Fenestra Vestibuli, Oval Window, Fenestra Cochleae, Fenestra Of The Cochlea, Fenestra Rotunda, Round Window
Category relationships: Otology
Definition of Fenestra
1. n. A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.
Definition of Fenestra
1. Noun. an opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fenestra
1. a small anatomical opening [n -TRAE]
Medical Definition of Fenestra
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Origin: L, a window.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fenestra
Literary usage of Fenestra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomical Technology as Applied to the Domestic Cat: An Introduction to by Burt Green Wilder, Simon Henry Gage (1882)
"The stapes will be drawn out of the fenestra ovalis. Note the small bony process
on the caudal side to which is attached the stapedius muscle. ..."
2. The Elements of Embryology by Michael Foster, Francis Maitland Balfour, Adam Sedgwick, Walter Heape (1883)
"The tympanic cavity is bounded on its inner aspect by the osseous investment of
the internal ear, but at two points, known as the fenestra ovalis and ..."
3. Lectures on Aural Catarrh by Peter Allen (1874)
"... fixing the stapes to the circumference of the fenestra ovalis. ... matter thrown
out so as to connect it with the adjacent parts of the oval fenestra; ..."
4. Diseases of the nose, throat and ear by William Lincoln Ballenger (1911)
"When the tonsil is completely through the fenestra of the instrument, only the
smooth, thin mucous membranes of the anterior and posterior pillars lie ..."
5. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"ARTICULATION OF THE STAPES WITH THE fenestra OVALIS.—The margins of the oval
window and the edges of the foot-plate of the stapes are covered with a thin ..."
6. Hand-books of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy by Dionysius Lardner, George Carey Foster (1874)
"—In the inner wall of this cavity there are two principal foramina, a greater
and a lesser; the former being called, from its oval shape, the fenestra ..."
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